Fournier disease
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Fournier gangrene — an acute gangrenous type of necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum, penis, or perineum involving gram positive organisms, enteric bacilli, or anaerobes; it may occur following local trauma, operative procedures, an underlying urinary tract disease … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Fournier gangrene (disease) test — Four·nier gangrene (disease), test (f r nyaґ) [Jean Alfred Fournier, French dermatologist, 1832–1914] see under gangrene and test … Medical dictionary
Fournier — Jean A., French syphilographer, 1832–1914. See F. disease, F. gangrene, syphiloma of F … Medical dictionary
Jean Alfred Fournier — (born March 12, 1832, died 1914) was a French dermatologist who specialized in the study of venereal diseases. Fournier began his medical career as an intern at the Hôpital du Midi as an understudy to Philippe Ricord (1800 1889). Fournier s main… … Wikipedia
Paget's disease of bone — For other diseases named after Paget, see Paget s disease (disambiguation). Paget s disease of bone Classification and external resources This 92 year old male patient presented for assessment of acute hemiparesis. An incidental finding was… … Wikipedia
Gangrene — The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to invade it and accelerate its decay. The word gangrene comes from the Greek ganggraina denoting an eating sore that ends in mortification (of … Medical dictionary
syphiloma — SYN: gumma. [syphilo + G. oma, tumor] s. of Fournier SYN: Fournier disease. * * * syph·i·lo·ma .sif ə lō mə n, pl mas or ma·ta mət ə a syphilitic tumor … Medical dictionary
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List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
